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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
I have a small atomiser spray of plain old tap water that I keep in my handbag.......the tiny terror thinks it is a magic spray....and that it makes naughty boys disappear until they can behave in public....so far i have never had to use it.....I only need to mention it and he stops what he is doing and behaves.
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That's funny Margaret .. think would need a Child Phychologist to analize any long term effects on this early childhood threat of punishment .. LOL.
All children are different, aren't they though ? personally, (as we all have done here), will indulge in proclaiming my own past punishments as follows:-
Daughter: Just her mouth that got her into trouble; not her actions, and a tap on the legs was always warranted, although, did stick her face up at me and state 'that didn't hurt'
... next ..
Son: Never laid a finger on him .. no need, he always saw sense and agreed that I was always correct in my criticism of any of his wayward actions... was I duped ?
Grandaughter: The threat of a smack at the end of a count from 10 >> 1 always worked, although got to 2 before she scuttered off to amend the offence..
Guess I've been lucky as don't ever remember myself or my brother ever being smacked by my parents .. although I probably deserved it at times.
Hard work this parenting, but love it just the same.